Portugal: Carnations Against Dictatorship

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In Portugal, during the night of April 24-25, 1974, a peaceful uprising put an end to the last government of the Estado Novo, the authoritarian regime established in 1933 by dictator António de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970), paving the way for full democracy: a chronicle of the Carnation Revolution.

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Photo of Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Photo of António de Oliveira Salazar

António de Oliveira Salazar

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Marcelo Caetano

Marcelo Caetano

Self (archive footage)

Photo of António de Spínola

António de Spínola

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Mário Soares

Mário Soares

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Álvaro Cunhal

Álvaro Cunhal

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Willy Brandt

Willy Brandt

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Franz Josef Strauß

Franz Josef Strauß

Self (archive footage)

Photo of António Ramalho Eanes

António Ramalho Eanes

Self (archive footage)

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